| Intro | South African rugby union player |
| Is |
Athlete Rugby union player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
8 May 1991, Potchefstroom |
| Age | 29 years |
Marcell Cornelius Coetzee (born 8 May 1991) is a South African rugby union player that currently plays for Ulster in the Pro12. He plays as a flanker. Coetzee made his debut his Super Rugby for the Sharks against the Brumbies on Saturday 7 May 2011. He has offloading skills that have been likened to those of Sonny Bill Williams.
Heyneke Meyer, Springbok coach, included him in the national squad to face England in a test series where Coetzee made his Springbok test debut on 9 June 2012 in Durban.
Coetzee joined Japanese Top League side Honda Heat for the 2015–2016 season.
In February 2016, it was announced that he would join Irish Pro12 side Ulster on a three-year deal starting in the 2016–2017 season.
Springbok statistics
Test Match Record
| Against | Pld | W | D | L | Tri | Con | Pen | DG | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 75 |
| Australia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
| England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 100 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 65.38 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored
International Tries
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | 2012 Rugby Championship | 000000002012-08-18-000018 August 2012 | Won 27-6 |
| 2 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 000000002014-06-28-000028 June 2014 | Won 55-6 |
| 3 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 000000002014-06-28-000028 June 2014 | Won 55-6 |
| 4 | Argentina | Salta, Argentina | Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena | 2014 Rugby Championship | 000000002014-08-23-000023 August 2014 | Won 33-31 |
| 5 | Australia | Cape Town, South Africa | Newlands Stadium | 2014 Rugby Championship | 000000002014-09-27-000027 September 2014 | Won 28-10 |
| 6 | Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Aviva Stadium | End-of-year rugby test series | 000000002014-11-08-00008 November 2014 | Lost 15-29 |